Tennis Execs Discuss Issues Facing The Sport

Sports business' heavy hitters have gathered in Miami at the IMG World Congress of Sports to discuss timely issues facing the industry. Execs this morning address changing market dynamics across the media landscape, addressing the future of rights fees and property-owned nets. Day one yesterday closed with marketers analyzing growing consumer concerns about corporate spending on sports. Coca-Cola's Bea Perez surmises, "The consumer has to benefit or we can't participate." Also, tennis' biggest names discuss the sport's international growth, and all agree that its future could be troubled by the divide between the ATP, WTA and USTA. China continues to be a focal point of discussion, and MLS' Don Garber and The PGA of America's Joe Steranka both foresee Eastern expansion in the not-so-distant future.

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